Module 7 Flashcards
(158 cards)
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pub-
A
pubis; pubic bone; pubic region
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orch-
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testis [pl. testes]; testicle
3
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-cleisis
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closure; blockage
4
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hol-
A
all; entire; whole
5
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naked
A
gymn- [Greek; gymnasium = place to be naked b/c all athletics & exercise done naked]
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uter-
A
uterus [Latin]
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principal
A
arch-, archae-, arche- (R)
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egg
A
o- [ALWAYS follow with connecting vowel ‘o’]
ov-
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vagina
A
colp- [Greek, from kolpos = Latin sinus = “fold”]
vagin- [Latin, from vagina = “sword sheath/scabbard”
10
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production
A
-poiesis [from Greek verb meaning “to make”, “to do”]
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menstruation
A
men- [from Greek mēn = “moon”/”month” b/c length of lunar and menstrual cycles similar]
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surgical attachment [often of one organ or tissue to another]
A
-pexy, -pexis
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genitals
A
genit-
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pregnancy
A
-cyesis
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semen
A
semin-, spermat-, sperm-
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didym-
A
testis [pl. testes]; testicle [Greek]
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amph-
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both
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nipple
A
thel-
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prostate
A
prostat-
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ovary
A
oophor- [literally “egg carrier”]
ovari-
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self
A
aut- (R) [BREAKS RULE: almost always at beginning of term, not preceding root it modifies]
[from Greek for “self”]
22
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growth [natural, reproductive sense]
A
-genesis [from Greek AND Latin root gen-, with idea of birth, offspring, family]
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uterus [Greek]
A
hyster-, metr-
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agent used to kill or destroy
A
-cide [usually preceded by connecting vowel ‘i’]
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woman who has given birth (n times)
-para [preceding root gives n; preceding connecting vowel is ALWAYS 'i']
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seminal vesicle
spermat-, sperm-
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sem-
half
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all
pan- (R) [NO connecting vowel unless preceding 'g'], hol- (R)
29
-genic
forming; developing; producing; produced by
[attached root can be subject (glycogenic substances produce glycogen) OR object (neurogenic disorder originates in nerves or nervous tissue) of implied action]
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ov-
egg; ovum [pl. ova]
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cervic-
neck of any biological structure [general]
| cervix; neck of the uterus [female reproductive system]
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toc-
childbirth
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shaping
-poietic
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arche-
ancient; primitive; original; first; chief; principal
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pen-
penis
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scrotum
osche-, scrot-
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tub-
Fallopian tube; a tube [within a biological structure]
| [Latin]
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cervic- [female reproductive system context]
cervix; neck of the uterus
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spine [not spin-]
echin- (R)
40
-blast
embryonic cell
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pubic bone
pub-, pubi-
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hymen-
hymen [Greco-Roman]
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blunt
ambly- (R) [NOT followed by a connecting vowel]
44
aut-
spontaneous; itself; own; self [many defns; use context]
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orche-
testis [pl. testes]; testicle
46
spermat-
semen; spermatozoa; seminal cord; seminal vesicle
47
formation [non-organic, 'making' sense]
-poiesis [from Greek verb meaning "to make", "to do"]
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thel-
nipple
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crypt-
hidden
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test-
testis [pl. testes]; testicle
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episi-
vulva
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gonad
gonad-
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chief
arch-, archae-, arche- (R)
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-pexis
surgical attachment [often of one organ or tissue to another]
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half
hem-, sem- (R) [BOTH use connecting vowel 'i']
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ovari-
ovary
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-strophe
a turning; a twisting
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perine-
perineum; region between anus & scrotum or anus & vulva
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closure
-cleisis
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vas-
vessel carrying fluid (often blood, even if not explicit) through a biological structure [general]
vas deferens [reproductive context; vas = Latin for vessel/container, deferens = Latin for "carrying down" -> vas deferens carries sperm from testes to urethra]
61
vagin-
vagina [Latin]
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-genesis
formation; development; growth
| [from Greek AND Latin root, gen-, which has idea of birth, offspring, family -> natural, organic, reproductive sense]
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pubis
pub-, pubi-
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men-
menstruation; menstrual cycle [Greek]
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reproduction
genit-
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sexual desire
erot-
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-atresia
absence of the OPENING to (a bodily structure)
| [NOT absence of the structure itself; usually congenital]
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ancient [not pale-]
arch-, archae-, arche- (R)
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amb-
both
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spontaneous
aut- (R) [BREAKS RULE: almost always at beginning of term, not preceding root it modifies]
[from Greek for "self"]
71
glans penis
balan-
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uterus
hyster-, metr- [Greek]
| uter- [Latin]
73
forming
- poietic
- genic [attached root can be subject (glycogenic substances produce glycogen) OR object (neurogenic disorder originates in nerves or nervous tissue) of implied action]
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pan-
all; entire; whole
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-para
woman who has given birth (n times)
| [preceding root gives n; counts number of EPISODES of childbirth (so twins = 1 together)]
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gymn-
naked [Greek; gymnasium = place to be naked b/c all athletics & exercise done naked]
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orchi-
testis [pl. testes]; testicle
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act of killing or destroying
-cide [usually preceded by connecting vowel 'i']
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penis
phall-, pen-
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archae-
ancient; primitive; original; first; chief; principal
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-poiesis
formation; development; production; act of shaping
| [from Greek verb for "to make", "to do" -> non-organic sense]
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epididym-
epididymis [Greek, didym- from didymos = "twin"; literally 'on the testicle surface']
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metr-
uterus [Greek]
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balan-
glans penis
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sperm-
semen; spermatozoa; seminal cord; seminal vesicle
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salping-
Fallopian tube; a tube [within a biological structure]
| [Greek; primarily Fallopian tube, sometimes Eustachian, occasionally others]
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childbirth
toc-
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vulva
episi-, vulv-
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act of shaping
-poiesis [from Greek verb meaning "to make", "to do"]
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a turning [termination]
-strophe
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breast
mamm-, mast-
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oophor-
ovary
93
produced by
-genic [attached root can be subject (glycogenic substances produce glycogen) OR object (neurogenic disorder originates in nerves or nervous tissue) of implied action]
94
itself
aut- (R) [BREAKS RULE: almost always at beginning of term, not preceding root it modifies]
[from Greek for "self"]
95
phall-
penis [particularly representation of erect one; from Greek phallos, used in fertility rites/precessions, on boxy statues (herms) outside Athenian homes/crossroads, Greco-Roman comedies; in Latin & English as phallus]
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-poietic
forming; developing; producing; shaping
| [non-organic, 'making'/'doing' sense]
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trachel- [female reproductive system context]
cervix; neck of the uterus
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erot-
sexual desire; sexual act
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hidden
crypt- (R)
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uterus [Latin]
uter-
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hem- [non-circulatory context]
half
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Fallopian tube
salping- [Greek], tub- [Latin]
| [both mean 'trumpet' b/c Fallopian tubes look like old-fashioned trumpet]
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spermatozoa
spermat-, sperm-
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absence of the opening to (a bodily structure)
-atresia
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first [non-numerical, not prot-]
arch-, archae-, arche- (R)
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o-
egg; ovum [pl. ova]
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whole
pan- (R) [NO connecting vowel unless preceding 'g'], hol- (R)
108
both
amph- (R) [connecting vowel: 'i' or 'o']
| amb- (R) [connecting vowel: 'i']
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epididymis
epididym- [Greek]
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developing
- poietic
- genic [attached root can be subject (glycogenic substances produce glycogen) OR object (neurogenic disorder originates in nerves or nervous tissue) of implied action]
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blockage
-cleisis
112
genit-
reproduction; genitals
113
prostat-
prostate
114
original
arch-, archae-, arche- (R)
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testis/testes
didym- [Greek, from didymos = "twin"]
orchid-, orchi-, orche-, orch- [b/c orchid's tuberoid roots resemble male genitalia]
test-
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-pexy
surgical attachment [often of one organ or tissue to another]
117
osche-
scrotum
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formation [natural, reproductive sense]
-genesis [from Greek AND Latin root gen-, with idea of birth, offspring, family]
119
vas- [reproductive context]
vas deferens [vas = Latin for vessel/container, deferens = Latin for "carrying down" -> vas deferens carries sperm from testes to urethra]
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perineum
perine-
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hymen
hymen- [for Greco-Roman god of marriage, Hymenaeus, b/c breaking of hymen symbolized girl's first sexual experience]
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ambly-
dull; blunt
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colp-
vagina [Greek]
124
-gravida
woman who is/has been pregnant for (nth time)[preceding root indicates n, # of PREGNANCIES, not births]
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embryonic cell
-blast
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mamm-
breast
127
echin-
spiny [adj]; spine [noun]
| [either usually ok]
128
orchid-
testis [pl. testes]; testicle
129
arch-
ancient; primitive; original; first; chief; principal
130
trachel-
neck of any biological structure [general]
| cervix; neck of the uterus [female reproductive system]
131
own
aut- (R) [BREAKS RULE: almost always at beginning of term, not preceding root it modifies]
[from Greek for "self"]
132
vulv-
vulva
133
semin-
semen
134
gonad-
gonad
135
a twisting
-strophe
136
pubi-
pubis; pubic bone; pubic region
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sexual act
erot-
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menstrual cycle
men- [from Greek mēn = "moon"/"month" b/c length of lunar and menstrual cycles similar]
139
a tube [within a biological structure]
salping- [Greek], tub- [Latin]
| [both mean trumpet b/c of long tubes; salping- particularly refers to Fallopian tubes & sometimes Eustachian tubes]
140
-cide
act of killing or destroying; agent used to kill or destroy
141
seminal cord
spermat-, sperm-
142
dull
ambly- (R) [NOT followed by a connecting vowel]
143
producing
- poietic
- genic [attached root can be subject (glycogenic substances produce glycogen) OR object (neurogenic disorder originates in nerves or nervous tissue) of implied action]
144
entire
pan- (R) [NO connecting vowel unless preceding 'g'], hol- (R)
145
-cyesis
pregnancy
146
woman who is/has been pregnant for (nth time)
-gravida [from Latin adj. gravidas = "full", "heavy"; attached root gives n; preceding connecting vowel is ALWAYS 'i']
147
mast- [female reproductive system context]
breast
148
primitive
arch-, archae-, arche- (R)
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scrot-
scrotum
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ovum
o- [ALWAYS follow with connecting vowel 'o']
| ov-
151
pubic region
pub-, pubi-
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region between anus & scrotum or anus & vulva
perine-
153
development [non-organic, 'making' sense]
-poiesis [from Greek verb meaning "to make", "to do"]
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development [natural, reproductive sense]
-genesis [from Greek AND Latin root gen-, with idea of birth, offspring, family]
155
testicle
didym- [Greek, from didymos = "twin"]
orchid-, orchi-, orche-, orch- [b/c orchid's tuberoid roots resemble male genitalia]
test-
156
hyster-
uterus [Greek -> hysteria attributed to 'wandering womb' compressing different areas]
157
vas deferens
vas- [Latin for a Roman vessel/container]
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spiny
echin- (R)
